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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-04

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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-04
THE DAILY TIMES ALnANAo'

TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15
CONVICTED BY TEEE BABY.
A HCmnrk able Case of Dirthmarks
I'm Court.

4 Franklin Pa.) special says: Some
weeks ago IL yOungwoman named Scott,
who was soon TO become mother, ap-
peared before n Mercer-cOunty justice
Of the peace and swore out warrant
for the arrest of a young man named
William Bloodgood on the charge Of
assault and battery. Bloodgood was
arrested. The young woman swore
that two weeks previously the prisoner
had come TO her house and, as she OBJ
iected to his remaining, he had choked
her until she was almost unconscious,
and had twisted her left wrist, almost
dislocating it. She said the marks OF
his fingers and thumb were visible on
her throat for several days, and her
wrist had remained crooked for some
time. She had no witnesses OF the
assault. Bloodgood admitted having
been at the young woman's house, but
denied the assault. The justice held
him, however, to appear at court.
Few persons believed that the girl
had been assaulted, and rs she had no
witnesses to prove her story Blood
goods discharge was expected as soon
as court met. The case was called at
the last term of Mercer Court. The
complainant appeared, carrying her
three weeks old baby. Her lawyer
put her on the witness-stand. She
swore to having been assaulted by the
prisoner rs she had sworn before the
Justice of the peace, and that she was
the mother of the child in her arms. \
physician corroborated the fact of that
relationship. The lawyer then stated TO
the court that as the defence would
ask for ,acquittal ON the ground that
there was no evidence OF any assault
having been committed, he offered as
evidence corroborative of the plaintiff
testimonythe baby she had in her arms.
He removed the child's wraps and car
ried it to the Judge, and called his at
tention to it, The result was that the
baby was admitted in evidence, against
the objection of the defendants couu-
sell The prosecuting lawyer took the
infant to the jury, and, uncovering
its throat, revealed to them the dis
tinct marks Of four fingers on
one side Of it and the plain
and unmistakable impression of a thumb
on the other. After the remarkable
birthmarks had been examined by the
Jury the lawyer uncovered the baby'f
| left wrist. 1t was twisted out OF shape
and swollen, as if it had been suddenly
wrenched. These marks on the throat
and the twisted wrist correspondent ex'
actly with the injuries the babys mo
Their swore more than month before i
was born to having received at the
hands OF the prisoner Bloodgood. Aftel
this startling and most extraordinary
evidence was presented the prosecu
| ton rested its case The prisoner wa
convicted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15
THE EASTERN SHORE.
a Strange Story-Fire-Not
Success.

Success.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispsich.l
ONANCoCK, February II, 1887.
"A somewhat strange story comes from
the northern part of Accomack of the
death of a man named Smith, who up
to short while before his death kept
a small grocery store. He was known
to be somewhat involved, and his estate
was small. A few weeks ago he was
taken i'll, and naturally became solicitous
for the interests of his young children.
Thinking that his end was near he sent
for a neighbor and requested him to
draw up deed of trust, but for some
reason or other the neighbor, thinking
it better to adopt another course, al
vised the sick man to put OIL the matter
for some days. In the mean time bills
amounting TO several hundred dollars
had been placed in the hands of the
constable with instructions to collect at
once. The sick man sent second time
for his neighbor, who now complied
with his request, and it is said that the
deed of trust was being drawn up when
the constable arrived. But on entering
the house he saw no one except the
members of the family. He at once an
nounced his business, and, to his sur
prise, the sick man paid the amountand
almost Immediately thereafter expired.
The circumstances attending his death
created much interest and comment III
the community.
The barn and stables belonging to
William 7. Summers, near GAINESVILLE,
Northampton county, were destroyed
by fire several nights ago ; loss about
2600-uninsured. The fire is supposed
to have been caused by carelessness Of
laborers who had been smoking about
the buildings.
The local-optiorlaw adopted by four
out of the five districts of Accomack
last spring is not worEing successfully
except for those who violate it. 1t is
now generally conceded that liquor is
sold freely, and with but little attempt
to disguise it, in almost every part of
the county. There have been twelve or
fifteen trials for the violation of the law,
but in every case there has been hung
Jury. Some Of these cases were tried
as many as three times, but always with
the same result. This state of affairs is
attributed by many to the fact that the
bitter feelings aroused by the prohibi-
ton contest last spring have not yet
died out, rendering it well nigh impos-
sible to.cnforce any law in community
where public sentiments divided on its
expediency. KALLIAs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15

PRoTRCTIoN.-The COurier-JOUT7ad'
sees "an officer in every bush that
il, it sees protection in every mea-
sure proposed in Congress. For In
stance, it says:
"The repeal of the tobacco tax is
distinctively q protectionist measure,
and he who wants protection must seek
it in the Republican, not in the DEMO
cratic party"
His temper has run away with him.
He also says:
"Quite q number of Virginia and
North Carolina Democrats express up
prehension touching the Democratic
future il those States on account Of the
refusal of the Speaker of the House TO
permit the Republicans and their Ran
dallite allies to limit the revision of the
revenue laws TO q simple removal OF
the internal tex on tobacco.
eff, ON tins account, Virginia and
North Carolina are to be lost to US, LET
them go"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15
protest Must We submit 10 that
"diaorncen2

protest 3? Must We submit 10 that
"disgrace"?
How much does virginia's debt
amount TO after throwing aside as un.
worthy Of our consideration the thirty
millions VIC have turned over TO West
Yirginia2 The Second Auditor re-
Gently made it out 10 be over thirty
nine millions of dollars. He included
some items which have been objected
TO; but all will agree, we suppose, that
virginia's debt MS il now stands, after
assigning thirty millions to West Viz
ginia, Is not less than thiIty-five mil
lions of dollars--that is, of course, II
the RrDpLRBRRaER bill is TO be set aside
as our creditors demand. Can Virginia
pay these thirty-fve millions OF dol
lars ? Nobody will say so. How much
can she pay? Her people have de-
cided over and over again that she can
pay only the twenty-odd millions pro-
vided for in that bill. Is that repulia
ton ? 10 IL not exactly the same sort
of repudiation which we have INDUCED
in with regard to West Yirginis's por-
ton of the debt
Secondly, it Is assumed that the
creditors of Virginia have made a rea-
sonable proposition TO her-namely, to
accept whatever portion OF her reve-
nues may remain after paying all the
necessary expenses of government, in
Guiding the expenses of schools, &c,
&c. Creditors representing say ten
millions of the debt have talked about
such a proposition. But who has made
it in formal manner? Nobody. The
State officers testify that no such propo-
sition has ever been received by them.
Eut even if creditors representing ten
millions of the debt had submitted
such o proposition it would not be
binding upon the other creditors. In
q word, the people Of this whole coun-
try are in the dark as to the public
debt of this State. Virginia is CEN
sured for doing what she cannot help
doing, and for not doing what it is not
even in her power to do.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15

Appointing United States Senators.
A correspondent of the Wheeling
Register, discussing the possibility of a
failure on the part of the Legislature Of
West Virginia to elect United States
Senator during its present session, says
that if the Legislature now in session
shall fail to elect a Senator and adjourn
without doing so before the 4th of
March proximO (befOre CAMDEN's term
shall have expired) the Governor may
fill the vacancy, but that if the Legisla-
ture shall extend the session until after
CAMDEN's term expires, and fail to elect
Senator and adjourn, then in that case
the Governor could not appoint a Sena-
tor. Why Because the vacancy did
not "happen durjng the recess of the
Legislature.
For many years that was the cen
struction put upon the constitutional
provision in regard to the appointment
of United States Senators, but of late
years different construction has at
tanned. In case from New Hamp-
shire or Vermont, or in cases from both
those States, the United States Senate
decided in effect that the proper con-
struction of the constitutional provision
on the subject was to make it mean the
same as if it read "if a vacancy hap
pen to erist during the recess of the
Legislature.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15
A Silver CRows ron VERDI.
The second Performance Of "0tei'
To-" Mt Ia Scala.

ALondon special says: To-nights DIS.
patches from Milan give accounts OIL
the second performance Of "Otello,
Verdi's new opera, which took place ut
La Scala, the theatre having been
closed during the week owing TO the III
ness Of Signor Tamagno. The prices
we're greatly reduced from those fixed
for the opening night, and the house
was crowded with brilliant audience,
many of the foreign visitors who were
present at the first performance having
remained in the city to witness the
second. Verdi's great lyric drama gains
wonderfully by repetition, especially
the third act, which was pronounced
by certain critics as somewhat tiresome
on the first night, but which was much
more successful with the audience to-
night. There were no encOres, but tue
applause was fervent and prolonged at
the end of each important number
Verdi was called before the curtain
twenty-eight times during the evening,
ard at the close of the second act was
presented with wreath of solid silver
by the little daughter of Tamagno.
The contemplated alterations in certain
parts of the opera have not been made.
Maurel as Iago did stupendous work
tonight, and Tamsgno's Otello
showed a decided improvement over
his performance of the first night
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15

Clues Lead from virginia to u Hotel
In This city.
New York limos. ]

The reasons for the arrest on Friday
of George Lockwood dtiGS "Cully,"
the bank burglar and sneak thief, were
made public yesterday. He ia suspect
ed of completely in u safe burglary IN
Luray. Va. On January 2Sth the pO-
lice here received dispatch from that
town stating that man had been ar
rested there for robbing a safe and n
box Of burglars tools had been found
in his possession addressed to George
Griffin, Hogan's Hotel, New York city,
to 20 by Adams Express" Hogan's
Hotel. a saloon at Washington and
Christopher streets, was watched Tor
several days, but without result The
box, which had been forwarded from
Iuray, arrived, but the man to whom
it was addressed had probably been
warned, and no one called for It,
Meanwhile letter was received 10y
the police from Luray, in which it was
stated that Jamison' clearinghouse had
been entered by burglars on the night
Of February 10th, the safe blown open,
and robbed. 4 resident of Luray named
G. 0. Rhodes had been arrested forthe
robbery, and at his house Was found a
box filed with burglars tools addressed
to George Griffin, doubtless his &C
complete. The tools had been taken
from the box, and after stones had been
put in their place the box was shipped
to IFS destination. Inspector Byrncs
telegraphed to Luray for description
of the man Griffin, who had been seen
about the town for some days previous
to the burglary, and obtained a descrip-
ton which fitted Lockwood exactly. IL
was known that Lockwood was in the
habit of frequenting Hogan's Hotel,
and he was arrested. He was remAnded
in the Jeflerson-Market Police Court
yesterday morning to await the arrival
of an officer from Luray, who will de-
eide whether he is "Gritiin " or not.
Lockwood was born in this city forty
FIVE years ago. His parents were re-
spectacle residents of the Eighth
Ward. While a boy hebecame a mem
Der Of gang of thieves who frequented
Houston and Wooster streets. Since
then he has associated with "crooks
of high degree, and has been arrested
a dozen times and served several terms
in State prison.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15

The Lynchburg Virgini0n exults
over the veto Of the dependent pension
bill, and proceeds to nominate Mr.,
CLEVELAND for reelection to the pre-
sidency. 1t says;
ave do not hesitate to declare thai
the act of President Cleveland in veto
ing the pension bill is the most courage
Gus, patriotic, and commendable act o.
any one who has ever occupied the na
tional Executive chair. He boldly
throws himself abreast of the multi
tudinous army Of blatant demagogues
Henceforth let the rallying cry OF thu
Democratic party be Grover Cleveland
In our steady and stalwart support o
him let all subsidiary and secondary
considerations be blotted ont OF view
He is the solitary man in this country
who can lead the Democratic party Il
victory in 1885,"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15
Sustaining the President.

Not only will the people sustain Mr..
CLEVELAND in his veto of the pauper
pension bill, but it appears that the
press, without regard to parties, is also
disposed to sustain him. Even the
Philadelphia bulletin, which is given
to firing up on all occasions in the inter
est of the soldier element, says:
President Cleveland's veto of the
pauper pension bill viii be generally
approved. The measure was one OF
those pieces of hasty legislation, passed
in Difference to popular sentiment, with
hut little regard to consequences. The
veto message is II direct, logical docu-
ment, questioning very properly the
wisdom of adopting the service pension
principle, and exposing the faulty con
ttmction of the bill. The Presidents
ANALYSIS of the text and his discussion
of tie principle involved is worthy of
careful reading, for it suggests the lOgi-
cal end of our present irrational drift
in the matter of Wholesale pension
legislation.
1t is hoped that the almost unani-
nous commentator the President is
receiving will give little backbone to
those in Congress who the Chicago
Times says are always trucking to the
soldier vote, and would have voted
against the bill in the beginning had
they dared.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15

A number of our northern contem-
poraries have devoted considerable
space to the discussion of the question,
"What shall the WHITNEY baby be
named?" We have reserved our
opinion until we could give the ques-
ton due consideration, and now con-
clude that il should be nsmed-any-
thing Mrs. WHITNEY chooses to name it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15

The Horald mentions Norfolk,
Charleston, and New Orleans as ports
to be defended. Truly, it may be said
the world moves when New York pa
per admits that there is more than one
mort in this country.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15

Ii must not be forgotten that the SUI
preme Court Of Appeals Of Virginia
declared only week or two ago that
the Supreme Court OF the United
States had never decided that the Law
requiring coupons 10 be verified could
be disregarded with impunity by per-
sons whose occupations made II neces-
sary for them TO take out licenses.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15
SPECIAL NOTICES.
p1~ CHAMPAGNE.

We are Just receiving tho frst shipment Of
"PRRMIERE SERKE" from the celebrated
estate, tho "Golssos," near harouil-sur-Ay,
France. Tho vino obtained from this estate
has rapidly grown into favor, and ia now looked
upon "a Of the very finest produced In tho
Province OF Champagne. Messrs Bouche have
also (for tho frat timo) cent us some Of THIS
WINE IN PINT BOTTLES.
70 l56. o. CRANI y co.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15
CORSETS.


LOT No. WE WILL SELL AT l9C.
ris lot contains an assortment Of COr5ets
rrlny Of which are worth SOC. aud mono less
than 35c. - a., ~ %
LOT no. WE WILL SELL AT 800.
Included in this lot are Corsets worth 6c.'
amongst them many Misses Waists and Cor
sets which cannot be bought for double tue
money. o,.,,
This lot represents the best Value ever OF
icred. The celebrated brands ollYer DOI'ht,
Belle Of Baltimore, and numerous others, al
cross bOnod and o1tra-heayy quality H.
White, Drab, Black, Red, and Blue, mono o.
which have ever been sold under fl-in all
sizes from Is 10 80. oar, ar 40
This lot represents the popular brands OF
Broadway. Diamond, Bridal, and other goo4
and well-knOWn makes Of French W o'er
Co,sets which cannot be bought under q
''''" lot No. WE WILL SELL AT 69c.
This lot comprises Health, Nursing. ano
Abdominal Corsets worth from SI.So 10 q
LOT No. 6 WE WILL SELL AT SOC.
This Is a small lot OF Short Corsets in woven
and other styles. suitable for stout ladies',
The price-59c.-is very low; none are worth
'' LOT No. I WE WILL SELL AT nc.
This is a lot OF summer or eau@s Oors ,,
| the usual prices Of which are from u 10 fi.oJ
LOT NO. WE WILL SELL At 7Vc.
| The names Of these are enough--we need
say no more. You all know the val ne OF the
| Patti, Common Sense, Fanetta, silvia, an !
| Brewsters. They aro standard French "O'oh
| COrsets, and only 79c.
| Lon No. WE WILL SELL AT sll9.
| This h a mixed lot OF CUrsets. The re
| nowncd 5O0-BOne Fronch-W Woven; the cele-
| brated brands c. T.. and G.. r., made OF extra
/ nne Saline, and numerous other branls
/ equally Ga well known and Oh the qaell'y
| usually sold 1T t25O
1 Inc prices are marked In plain figures, and
L there will be no deviation.
\ Wa shall also otfsr: - . ,
| Ono lot OF MISSES HOSE-Fsncy. Solid Col
| ored. RIbbed, and Piain-al seamless. In
order to sell them rapidly We MAKO one
price for all, i2Ao. pair; -.
90 dozen MEMS BRITISH HALF-HOsE-regu
| lar uade-i2Ac a pair; ..,,,.
| % dozen MISSES JERSEY -hlBBED hOss II
RIack and Solid CoioIs-sll sizss-at l5c. {
| DaIy. Inc same a. sold elsewhere for Csc:
20 dozeu MISSES hoSE-hiDOeu' OH 0o'''
| About nj dozen BUsTLRS-all styles sndquali
ties. We have marked them 10, ~, so, anf
,,so about 81 dozen fine CANVAS and MoM1I
LINEN, TABLE, BUREAU, and SIDE
| BOARD-SCARFs, SPLAshEks, IiDitS
APRONS, andMATS. all stamped and read.
for etching og embroidery, al l0c. apiece an
UPWARDS These goods were never mad
fordoubIe the money, and you are requested
not TO overlook them
To our many friends who We were unADie =
| serve as promptly on yesterday as u woul'
have been oar pleasure 70 90 We ussue W.. ~ 80 80
l Sulgeuce. We shall be better prepared y
meet your demands to-day, aud soail reques
| von again 20 call early 20 rs 70 avoid tne ai1er
| noon rush Respectfully,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15

civilian PITT KKLLoGG, late carpet
bag Governor of Louisiana, now comes
to the front and says he is worth $780,
O00." WILLIAM PIT KELLOGG ought
TO have moro sense than TO tell it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15

Ex-Collector RoBEBrsog thinks
BLAINE will DO nominated and elected
in 1888" Ex-Collector RoBERrsoS's
"think needs regulating. 1t is run
ming just as it did in 1884.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15
B@T HAVANA CIGARS.

Our friends in Havana have again sent us
quite large lot Of HAVANA CIGARS. which
We expect TO have in store the latter part OF
this week.
THIS, with tho several recent arrivals, en-
ables us to show a very large stock from which
TO select, aud which We are suro will give on
tire satisfaction.
10 i5-6t %. CRAM Gu.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15
DISSOLUTION & pARTNERsuIp.

I United PARTNERSHIP Know
i all men by these presents that we, HEN
RY T.. TAYLOR, JR., BLAIR Boiling, and
THOMAS c. WILLIAMS, with the view OF
forming limited partnership, have made and
soverally signed this paper, which nov maker
known and states
First That the name and place OF residence
Of each partner Is as follows: Henry p. Tay-
lor, DR., Richmond, Va; Blair Boiling, Rlgh-
mond, Va, and Thomas c. Williams, Rich
mond, Va
Second. That the name or firm under which
the partnership is to be conducted is TAYLOR
& BOILING.
Third. That the said Henry p. Taylor, Jr.,
and Blair Boiling are tho general partners. and
the said Thomas c. Williams Is the specie
partner.
Fourth. That the amount Of money which the
special partner, the said Thomas G. Williams.
contributes Is ten thousand dollars.
Fifth. That the general nature OF the bust.
ness to be transacted Is that Of wholesale and
iobhing fancy grocery business.
Sixth That the place Of business Is TO- DO the
said city Of Richmond.
Seventh. That tho duration OF the said part
nership shall continue from the date OF the
signing Of these articles until the lst day Of
January, 1880.
Made and seyerally signed by'us this Sth day
Of January. 1887, as witness our hands and seals
HENRY p. TAYLOR, JR, ISeaLl
BLAIR BOILING, lSeaLl
THOMAS G. WILLIAMS, tSeaLl
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15
ra- TWO DOLLARS AND HrrY

w INO DOIlLAssO AMI FIFTY
CENTS viii buy M good pair Of LACE CUR.
TAINs az Ia usually soId at s.
In our Now Curtain DEPARTMENT ~ -,
CURTAINS from 81 up 10 $50 q pair.
Good quality LACE SERiN, for Curtains, b.
yard-this Is The regular Iz3lc. qualify.
PERSIAN DRAPERY, Tor Curtain, a i0-. DR.
ysr'; worth i5c.
MADRAS DRAPRRY, for Curtains, =, i9... .
yard, for goods cold heretofore ats).:
WINDOW-sHADES 10 esdles' ,sgioiy f,.
7Jc. a gpir up s.;
CURTAIN FIXTURGS Of Sn kinds - no Nv
eat prices LEVY DAVIS
500 our ch.ap SMYRNA RIOS. bB
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15
fully endcavored 10 secur, at tho last
session of the Legislature.
BRIEF COMMENT.

"FRASK STOCKTON rites his funniest
stories under the inspiration OF neural
gia, il is said" Neuralgia, or the most
popular remedy for neuralgia, which =?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15
WE HEREBY NOTIFY our

w friends and the public generally that
having acquired the entire business and asset
of the late concern Of GoDDIN & TAYLOR
from the administrator Of J0Hs VI. GODDIS
deceased, and the surviving partner, Dir. HEN
RY z. TAYLOR, Jr.. we shall continue 70 carr,
on the same business al the old place, No. l.
SOUTH FOURTEENTH STREET. RICH.
MOND, VA, where We will be pleased 10 5et
and serve them. All persons indebted to the
late nrm wiz settle with us, and those having
claims against 1t will present them to US :o'
payment -
Jail TAYLOR BoLLLNo.